July 21, 2009

New technology to recover nickel and cobalt: the Shanshan process

Heron Resources reports that a feasibility study is investigating the potential to process 1 Mt/y of nickel laterite ore from the Yerilla project, producing 80,000 t/y of nickel concentrate, containing…

July 17, 2009

Project News paints a diverse metals and minerals picture

Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (July 17): This issue we cover a wide variety of minerals and metals ranging from the usual batch of iron ore, cobalt,…

June 19, 2009

Taking refuge – the case for safety chambers

MINEARC’S safety refuge chamber was put to the test last week at BHP Billiton’s Perseverance nickel mine after a rock fall trapped […]

May 18, 2009

Canadian miners reduce nickel production

Purchasing.com (May 15, 2009) - Vale Inco has extended a planned three-week scheduled maintenance shutdown at its Sudbury, Ont., mining and Port Colborne, Ont., refinery operations by an additional eight…

April 23, 2009

Gebr. Pfeiffer, Inc. awarded a contract for Koniambo Project

Koniambo Nickel SAS, a joint venture between Xstrata Nickel (49%) and Société Minière du Sud Pacifique (“SMSP”) (51%), recently awarded Gebr. Pfeiffer, […]

April 16, 2009

Vale shutting Sudbury nickel operations for eight weeks starting June 1

Vale Inco is shutting down its nickel mining and processing operations in Sudbury, Ont., for eight weeks starting June 1 due to weak demand for the metal used to make…

December 12, 2008

Intertek Opens New Modern Mineral Testing Laboratory in Queensland

Intertek Genalysis has opened a new mineral testing laboratory in Queensland, Australia. The state-of-the-art laboratory serves the region’s mining and exploration sector. […]

December 4, 2008

Early retirement packages go out to Xstrata workers

By: Ian Ross Crumbling world financial markets and declining commodity prices are forcing Xstrata Nickel in Sudbury and the union to cut 250 […]

October 26, 2008

Outokumpu cuts 3Q loss to €74 million

HELSINKI, Finland : Finnish metals group Outokumpu Oyj said Thursday that it narrowed its losses by two thirds in the third quarter, to 74 million , mainly because of lower…

October 17, 2008

Sumitomo Considers US$1.7 Billion Nickel Processing Plant in Philippines

Japan`s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co is considering building a US$1.7 billion nickel processing plant in the southern Philippines, despite global financial market […]